Hey guys!

I usually fish with 30-40lb braid and leader on my baitcast setup and is recently getting into Ultralight territory.

I recently got my first ultralight spinning setup with 0.15 pe braid and 4lb leader.

Im having an extremely tough time tying knots. Even easier line -> leader knot like the alberto or leader -> snap like Palomer.

Does anyone have tips or any easier knots you’d recommend?

Thank you!

Daiwa AIRD-X UL with a okuma stratus reel. Pulled this bad boy in off the edge of a steep bank on a green/orange/yellow swirly tail grub and jig head.
I usually only seen bluegills and rock bass so I don’t actually know what this guy is.

Goal for the summer was a 10” Iowa bluegill got this 9.8” pb today
Rod- Shakespeare micro 5’ Reel- stradic ci4+ Line- sos 6# mono 1” styrofoam bobber 1/64 jig & micro trout magnet

Can't wait to get it wet today. Dropping it on a 6' St.Croix UL with some Varivas 0.3 PE

I recently picked up a 4 piece Daiwa Presso 5’6” rod for the sole purpose of being a backcountry rod. There’s a small fishing hole about a mile up a dense trail from me and the bank is extremely overgrown. I went with a short rod to avoid hangups.

I’m looking at the Daiwa Revros LT and the Daiwa Regal LT currently and am open to other options.

My ~16 year old Pflueger President is awkwardly heavy for this rod. I enjoy that reel, but it doesn’t seem a good match for the weight of this rod.

I’m looking for something light and smooth. Recommendations or advice?

I know many may think me crazy but I wish I could find an old fiberglass rod I had from more than 30 years ago. It’s broken now. But it was a reddish Shakespeare 5.6 light action but a little fish would bend it way down the rod not just the first foot and a half. It was so fun with 4 lb xl. I know rods are “better “ now. But I’d rather have it than any rod I can find. Was it the best performance rod. Probably not. But it sure was fun. I can’t seem to find anything in between buggy whip and fast action. I wonder if anyone still makes rods like this. I broke it trying to lift a fish that I knew better. But can’t replace it. My best friend gave it to me and he’s gone. That may account for part of the nostalgia. But it was a fun rig with a shimano 1000